New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-18
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
lord sALIsBURYs RETORT UPON sECRE-
TARY BAYARD.


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C0vvrfoAt 1887, Nec York Tribune
LONDON, Sept l7.-Lord Salisbury pays no
heed to Mr. Rayard's pathetic protests against
describing the Fishery Conference as Commits
.son. The paragraph in the Queens Speech reads
like direct retort upon the American secretary
of State: II have agreed with the President
of the United States to refer to q JOINT Commits
sion the difficult questions respecting the Nortn
American fisheries which have recentlv been
under discussion between the two Nations" ms
single sentence is here regarded as contsadicting
every limitation which Mr.. Bayard has sought or
is supposed to have sought to put upon the
agreement. LORD Salisbury not only insists upon
4he Commission but insists on referring to 1t
the Alaskan and Canadian questions alike. Inc
interest VIC have in separating the two Is well
understood here. But what the English want Is
a settlement which shall settle every fishery
dispute.
The Green's Speech as a whole escapes the
usual criticisms on its style. Nor do any OF the
criticisms bestowed on it seem over earnest
Peo, le hal, II as O visible sign that this wearl-
some session Of Pa hament has ut last ended
Never has there been a session so iahorious. ana
seldom has there been less constructive 'ee'sia
tion The Crimes act Is measure OF POI ce'
the Land III, is measure of relief to the tenants
st tho landlords expense: the AllOtments bill.
which enables agricultural laborers to acquire
an acre each for their own tf'age, Is direct
,csu,t Of the last Reform hill, which gave those
aborers votes; and the Mines Regulation act is
among other things, a concession to the natnrai
dislike of miners TO being ,lown up. There Is
now active competition between the two political
,arti 8 in respect of measures bcncHting either
OF the two great working sections OF the COM
munity who between them command majority
of the votes in the country. The difcuiy i'll
getting the Allotmcnts bill passed arose ch'ehy
from the selfish reluctance of the Liberals 10
allow the 1OrlcS W scb OfS"'" ioi o"N- 49,
The centre OF interest is now transferred from
Westminster to Dul lin. and gloomy pre'nctiohs
Of what il going to happen are in many mouths
The Queen expresses hope that the Irish ieg'sa-
ton OF the session will gradually effect complete
restoration of order In that country. The In
tereciion Of the word gradually" shows how
little sancuine such expectations are. What Is
q evident is that there will be a struggle. Neitner
Government nor League is going 20 surrende. ''''
each has formed more accurate estimate OF the
others strength Mr.. Parnell has borrowed some
Of Mr. Dillon's defiant sririt Mr.. OBI en- 8
friends complain bitterly that their nero not
only is sent to prison, but is treated as prisoner
and subjected to ordinary prison discipline. They
declare nevertheless that they are ready TO snare
his fate. Mr. Dillon's estimate is that thirty or
forty Irish Members of Parliament will follow
Mr.. O'Brien to gaol before the winter is over.
Perhaps this computation may prove exaggerated
Mr. Bsifour has gone to Dublin TO govern
When that fact becomes known throughout Ire
land n change I'm the situation is rossiLlc enough
"The English people," says "The DaD News
In q prophetic mood, will never allow the Ch'e'
Secretary to impose on ireland that peace wni
is the peace of solitude" and it expresses the
safe opinion that "a bastard Attila is opt OF
place today Not much is gained rhetoricai'y or
otherwise by calling Mr.. Balfour bastard
Attila.' The truth is that this young Minister
has SURPRISED his Irish opponents. They made
the mistake Of despising him at first. 1hey
aave discovered it. and it is not quite clear that
they do not now fear him. He has disclosed In
Parliament unsuspected abilities in debate and In
the conduct of business. He has shown himself
Indifferent to attack and capable of holiing his
own against the most formidable opponents.
Nobody now doubts that he has courage what
remains to be proved is whether he has admin
istratve capacity. His hardest task is before
him He has TO rule Ireland against the Will OF
Ireland. That is the problem Of the coming
winter. The future Of that unhappy country
depends in no slight degree on the force OF
character and the governing power Of man
who six months ago almost unknown to
the great majority Of the English and Irish
people. He is to-day the solitary example OF
living English statesman to whom the difficult
and dangerous Office Of Chief Secretary Tor Ire
land has brought an increase Of fame. But
the end II not yet
The manifesto of the Comte de raris seems to
have produced more Impression in England than
In France, where the tone of Republican comment
on this Royalist appeal is mostly one of derlson
For once NJ. de Cassagnac is right saving
"The Legitimate Monarchy comes over to us,
and adopts the principles Of the Democratic
| Empire1 French Radicals are quick to see
that the manifesto has made permanenoe OF the